take smb.'s breath

take smb.'s breath: (take (away) smb.'s breath (тж. take smb.'s breath away))

удивить, поразить кого-л.; ≈ захватило дух (отсюда breath-taking)

I tried to keep steady in my chair. The offer took my breath away, an opportunity the like of which I had never dared, even, to contemplate. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book IV, ch. 7) — Я чуть не упал со стула. От этого предложения у меня буквально захватило дух - о такой возможности я никогда и мечтать не смел.

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breath — n. 1) to draw, take a breath 2) to catch; hold one s breath 3) to get one s breath back 4) to lose one s breath 5) a deep; long breath (she took a deep breath) 6) out of breath ( breathless ) 7) (misc.) to spare, save one s breath ( to avoid a… … Combinatory dictionary
wind — I n. /wind/ movement, current of air 1) an adverse; balmy, gentle, light; biting, cold, cutting, icy; brisk, heavy, high, stiff, strong; fair, favorable; gale force; gusty; head; raw; tail; trade wind 2) the prevailing winds 3) the wind blows;… … Combinatory dictionary
Decompression (diving) — Divers decompressing in the water at the end of a dive Decompression in the context of diving derives from the reduction in ambient pressure experienced by the diver during the ascent at the end of a dive or hyperbaric exposure and refers to both … Wikipedia
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